
6.
Who will abide in God's "tabernacle," His church? Ps. 15:1-3.
NOTE.—"When we listen to a reproach against our brother, we take up that
reproach. To the question, 'Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? who
shall dwell in Thy holy hill?' the psalmist answered, 'He that walketh up-,
rightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.' . . .
What a world of gossip would be prevented, if every man would remember
that those who tell him the faults of others, will as freely publish his faults
at a favorable opportunity."—Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 58.
7.
What are we commanded to do about anger? Eph. 4:26.
NoTE.—An illustration of the thought, "Be ye angry, and sin not," is found
in the following paragraph from
Testimonies to Ministers,
concerning the
anger of Moses at Sinai:
"As Moses came down from the mountain with the two tables of the testi-
mony in his hand, he heard the shouts of the people, and, as he came near,
beheld the idol and the reveling multitude. Overwhelmed with horror and in-
dignation that God had been dishonored, and that the people had broken their
solemn covenant with Him, he cast the two tables of stone upon the ground,
and broke them beneath the mount. Though his love for Israel was so great
that he was willing to lay down his own life for them, yet his zeal for the
glory of God moved him to anger, which found expression in this act of such
terrible significance. God did not rebuke him. The breaking of the tables of
stone was but a representation of the fact that Israel had broken the covenant
which they had so recently made with God. It is a righteous indignation
against sin, which springs from zeal for the glory of God, not that anger
prompted by self-love or wounded ambition, which is referred to in the
scripture, 'Be ye angry, and sin not.' Such was the anger of Moses."—Pages
100, 101.
8.
To whom are we cautioned not to give place? Verse 27.
NOTE.—He who cherishes anger in his heart against another, gives all the
place to the devil that anger occupies. "Anger resteth in the bosom of fools."
Eccl. 7:9. He who harbors it, harbors an enemy to his own soul; and this is
true of any other sin. One sin cherished, or given place in the heart, will open
the door to the devil.
9.
What is the one who stole commanded to do? Eph. 4:28.
NoTE.—A very broad principle is here enunciated. We may steal without
breaking into homes or rifling pockets. We may withhold that which belongs
to another.
Love and Kindness Demonstrate Christ's Presence
10.
What is to be the nature of our words? Verse 29.
NOTE.—"The religion of Jesus softens whatever is hard and rough in the
temper, and smooths whatever is rugged and sharp in the manners. . . . Kind
words are as dew and gentle showers to the soul. . . . And the Lord bids us,
`Let your speech be alway with grace' that it may minister grace unto the
hearers.'
"—Gospel Workers,
page 122.
11.
Against what attitude toward the Holy Spirit are we warned?
Verse 30.
NoTE.—"Men have the power to quench the Spirit of God; the power of
choosing is left with them. They are allowed freedom of action. . . . The
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